WPI’s Global Projects Program contributes to the carbon dioxide emissions due to students traveling to 40+ project centers. This project partnered with the PRPC to explore carbon offsetting initiatives within Puerto Rico and develop an offsetting recommendation for the Puerto Rico Project Center and WPI community. We developed comparative criteria, mapped potential offsetting organizations within Puerto Rico, and developed four case studies representing different offsetting schemes: solar panels, coral reef restoration, reforestation, and mangrove restoration. Our results suggest that Para La Naturaleza’s reforestation scheme in Puerto Rico is most viable considering its cost, permanence, student engagement, and co-benefits.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Chlebowski, Jacob
• Dubord, Samantha
• Shea, Daniel
• Loukedes, Efthymios Marios

Subject

• Sustainability
• Project-Based Learning
• Community
• Environment

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 91286
• E-project-030423-111817

Keyword

• mangrove restoration
• carbon offsetting
• solar panels
• reforestation
• coral reef restoration

Advisor

• Carrere, Alize
• Davis, John-Michael

Year

• 2023

Center

• San Juan, Puerto Rico Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• John-Michael Davis, Director of the Puerto Rico Project Center
• Paul Mathisen, Director of WPI's Office of Sustainability
• Scott Jiusto, Director of the Puerto Rico Project Center
• Mimi Sheller, Dean of WPI's Global School

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 13 - Climate Action

Date created

• 2023-03-04

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Source

• E-project-030423-111817

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2023-04-19